N.Ireland
Stormont Assembly agrees key climate change legislation amendment
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesman Declan McAleer has welcomed the acceptance by Stormont of an amendment to proposed climate change legislation...
Sinn Fein
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin proposes an amendment to NI Climate Change Bill
Next Monday (February 28), will see Sinn Féin bring forward an amendment at Stormont to the Northern Ireland Climate Change...
N.Ireland
Concern that agri-reform proposals could devastate small NI farms
Sinn Féin MLA, Declan McAleer, has said that small farm businesses in Northern Ireland (NI) must have their voices heard...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin won’t support NI climate legislation if damaging to agri sector
Sinn Féin will not support climate change legislation in Northern Ireland that could have a detrimental impact on the agriculture...
N.Ireland
Concerns over future agricultural policy in Northern Ireland
Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) committee chairman, Declan McAleer, has said that the future agricultural policy proposals published by...
N.Ireland
Women are under-represented at farm management level
The Northern Ireland Assembly is to undertake a review which will identify how much women are under-represented at farm management level....
N.Ireland
McAleer calls for financial certainty for agriculture in Northern Ireland
Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee chairperson, Declan McAleer, MLA says that he supports the four pillars laid...
N.Ireland
Brexit creating major problems for agriculture in NI – MLA
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee chairperson, Declan McAleer MLA, used the recent Stormont debate on the budget to...
Beef
Protocol has opened the door for all-island PGI beef status – McAleer
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has welcomed confirmation that the EU Commission is supportive of the north being included in...
N.Ireland
McAleer calls for UK-EU veterinary agreement
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has said there is an "urgent need" for a veterinary agreement between the UK and...
Agri-Business
More than 1,000 responses to ANC Bill consultation
A Private Members Bill proposing the reinstatement of support payments for Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) in Northern Ireland has...
Beef
Irish Beef PGI: Northern farmers advised to be ‘very vigilant’ to ensure NI is included
Northern farmers will need to be vigilant that promised changes to the Republic’s PGI status for Irish Grass Fed Beef...
Agri-Business
Mixed origin milk: EU definitely won’t push for all-island milk to be included if it’s not asked
Issues with mixed origin milk remains a thorn in the side of the cross-border food industry, but are likely to...
N.Ireland
Michelle O’Neill warns of ‘no credible alternative to the protocol’
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has warned there is “no credible alternative” to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It...
Arable
McAleer concerned over UK’s commitment to gene-editing
The chairman of Stormont’s Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Declan McAleer MLA, has cautioned against the public commitment...
N.Ireland
‘Hard Brexit is doomsday for farmers’ – McAleer
Independent reports by the Irish Institute of European Affairs (IIEA) and the Department of Economy confirm that a hard Brexit...
N.Ireland
'Brexit will be a disaster for the people of this island'
The survival of farming and agri-food in Northern Ireland hangs in the balance as a result of Brexit, according to...
N.Ireland
Sinn Fein proposes special status for the North as part of Brexit deal
Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson believes that a Brexit deal can be arrived at, which will deliver continuing membership of...
